JibHonk Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 (edited) it was just snowing pretty heavily in lower macungie(ten minutes from where bear is) and i was jsut wondering if there was a significant difference in the temperature at which snow falls and the temperature in which snow can be made...i know humidity plays a role but according the WFMZ.COM it is 31 degrees with the temperature not gettin over 32 until 2 P.M. wednesday and the humidity is between 50% 69% and according to bears snowmaking chart that is in the yellow zone(marginal snow making) so is there like something i'm not taking into consideration Edited December 4, 2007 by Youngbloodz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowboarddude Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 them not wanting to blow water like they did a week ago that didn't turn out good bc was a sheet of ice other then that i can't think of a reason other then water but i know bear has plenty of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 a lot can factor in to snow making. I present you, Exhibit A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasteeze Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 The water and air temp at thier pump house plays a big part. I don't know if they run chillers but I seem to remember a problem with pond temperatures last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNU_rider Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Well the water temp. problem was supposedly solved by the addition of fountains to circulate the water and expose it to cold air, but that's all that I know about that but as toast dropped that chart you might get why they wouldn't make snow during a natural snow fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever2003 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 The water and air temp at thier pump house plays a big part. I don't know if they run chillers but I seem to remember a problem with pond temperatures last year? they have the fountains that aerate the water if the ambient temp is lower than the water temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0arderb0y123 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 this could be a wild guess but the air up there liek 1000s of feet up is alot colder and so the snow forms there and comes down here and here the air here isnt as cold which in turn the pond isnt as cold plus its much bigger and thus much longer to become cold so basically the H2O here isnt as cold as the H2O up there ... but im really jsut guessing here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobert540 Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 (edited) Yes they are....They have been since 8pm I believe. Edited December 5, 2007 by Bobert540 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 I was there at 830 and they were blowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JibHonk Posted December 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 yooo grilledsteeze u got a new gf i see shes a little sexier than the old arab lady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JibHonk Posted December 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 Hell yeah..you know what they say...the blacker the berry the sweeter the juice.. lmfao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twist0pher Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 from the looks of the chart and the PREDICTED weather looks like bear could start up the guns in a few ours and go well into tomorrow. seems like the weather is good just depends on creek. :wiggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyskeez Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 (edited) from the looks of the chart and the PREDICTED weather looks like bear could start up the guns in a few ours and go well into tomorrow. seems like the weather is good just depends on creek. :wiggle they are blowing now but yeah i think they will go into tom. Edited December 5, 2007 by MISSDEMEANOR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twist0pher Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 they are blowing now but yeah i think they will go into tom. very good to hear. ill check the cams now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaylightAgain Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 they've been blowing since last night, almost non-stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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